Culture Vulture: Video games, dating tips and other summer lessons
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Culture Vulture: Video games, dating tips and other summer lessons By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 6, 2010 08:34PM MDT With Labor Day weekend over, it’s time to say farewell to summer sun and hello to autumn leaves — to reflect on what we’ve learned this summer. Being a movie critic, and avoiding that sun by spending my time in air-conditioned theaters, all of my lessons come ... More>>
VIDEO From Synaptic Digital and Nintendo of America: Nintendo Crowns Champions at Wii Games: Summer 2010 Competition
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Summer wasn't the only thing drawing to a close over Labor Day weekend as Nintendo hosted the final championship of its Wii Games: Summer 2010 nationwide competition. Approximately 200 finalists from around the country â joined by family, friends and spectators of all ages â gathered in Redondo Beach, Calif., to get up and get playing with motion-controlled video games for the Wii⢠system. More>>
Video store opens in downtown Hibbing
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HIBBING — Video games and movies go hand in hand, according to Donovan Happy. “They kind of go together,” he said. “They coincide well.” Happy is one-third of the trio of owners of Gamer’s Haven, which just expanded to include a movie rental business by the name of G H Video. More>>
A way with words: industry vets discuss writing in games
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There are few examples of good writing in video games. The medium tends to tackle the same issues and genres, and only rarely steps outside of that comfort zone. At the recent Fan Expo in Toronto, a group of veteran writers and producers, with credits ranging from Too Human to Splinter Cell Conviction , discussed what makes a good writer and a well-written game. The majority of the discussion ... More>>
VIDEO Scottish character, culture on display for games
(09/06/2010 09:50 PM)
ALTAMONT — Men and women in kilts of every color crowded the Altamont Fairgrounds for the Capital District Scottish Games this weekend, which wrapped up with an amateur competition Sunday. More>>